Sign



UhllTEl) STATES HERMAN H. STEPHENSON, OF WICHITA, KANSAS. I

SIGN.

Application filed February 28, 1928. Serial No. 257,608.

This invention relates to signs and partieularlv advertising signs which are used alongr 'thoroughfare-fri such country roads and the like.-

e lo be Within easy .s so l have grovision of drm or vdncle vided a sign which can erected on private property adjacent to the thoroogh'la'xfre with the sign panel at right angles to the roadway, with no part or si over-hanging the public property and such a as is contemplated by me possesses artistic clirrr-.cteristics in no Way de tracting from the scenic lfeauty of tl thorounjhfare.

The inventfon will be thoroughly unders! od by reference to the following description iii-'connection with the accompanying d rawings in Which: Y v

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of. a sign constructed in accordance with my invention.

2 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section on enlarged scale.

I Fill'. 3 is a cross-sectional view 'through 'the panel and hanger and liig.Y 1- is an enlarged sectional view through th cap for the standardL n I ln carry ont niy inventicp i preteL I employ a tul ular standard of appropriate diameter and of sufficient height to carry the sign well above the roadway. The open end of the tube 1 is closed by a novel cai Which consists of a cylindrical slightly truncatedconieal plugI er body 2, carrying a conical can 3 so that when 'the body is introduced into the upper end of the tube l, it Will as efficient Watershed and the saine time present artistic appearance. Near the upper en -i of the tube is a right angnl'ar'or horizontally disposed tube/4l which is 1nserted through an opening in the tube exlending clear to the opposite inner Wall and there secured by Welding as indicated at 6. A brace 7 is Welded at 8 to the tube 1 and 1, be conveniently Aistened to the tube 4 by Welding as i tee at 9. The outer end 10 of the scroll-shaped brace 7 may be fastened t0 the n l in any apliropriate manner. The arm supporti a plurality of inverted U-shaped LV:tra )s 11 which in turn are fastened to the y panel 12 in a. novel manner. The sign )anel 12 consists of a, sheet bounded by a rectangular frame consisting of the angles 13 fastened by the rivets 111 to the bottom side edges. The top angle 13 is 'cned te the plate by bolts 15 which carry tubular spacing sleeves 16. The U-shaped each have an end between the head 'he bolt and one end of the spacing e rEhe other end of the vstrap is fastened between the angle and the nuts 17 of the bolts 15. Therefore, the two legs 18 and 19 are substantially parallel and Will be observed that the spaces 16 legs 18 in proper spaced relation EUG@ heid the with respect to the complementary legs 19. 'llhe straps permit the sign to swing upon the arm l, but longitudinal movement of the sign panel with respect to the arm 4 will be prevented by 'the loop 20 which straddles one of Vthe straps and which is fastened to the arm 1.

The sign presents an artistic appearance. 5. may bc conveniently located on the prra'n property adjacent to the thoroughfare. t can be easily erected and in actual practice it will be erected high enough so that it will be noticeable for a considerable distance.

Wl at I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is er sign comprising a standard, a horizonarm carried by the standard, a panel, an angie at the upper edge thereof, inverted U- l straps hung from the arm, bolts sir-'reed frocting through the ends of the straps l through the angle, and spacers on the ts the length of which corresponds to the ith of one llange of the angle.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HERMAN H. STEPHENSGN. 

